Dania Maxwell/The OregonianShaquita Loius, mother of Yashanee Vaugh, pictured this weekend at the scene of a makeshift memorial for her daughter that's grown at the base of Rocky Butte.

Down a hill from where Portland police found remains and on the day they were identified as those of Yashanee Vaughn, about 200 people gathered Tuesday evening to mark the four months since the 14-year-old disappeared.

"This is the biggest part that I wanted, was to find my daughter. ... I got her," Shaquita Louis told reporters before the vigil at Northeast 92nd Avenue and Rocky Butte Boulevard. Her voice breaking, her eyes streaming, she added, "We still want justice."

She wore a white T-shirt portraying her daughter's smiling face.

Louis and Vaughn's grandmother, Reynelda Hayes, thanked community members for their continuing support. They emphasized that although finding Vaughn's body closes one chapter, it doesn't end their struggle.

"We'll never have closure until after we bring everybody to justice," Hayes said.

Parrish Bennette Jr., 16, faces charges of murder with a firearm and first-degree manslaughter. He's accused of beating and shooting Vaughn in the bedroom of the Northeast Russell Street house he shared with his father. Police think the killing occurred March 19.

But police and family members believe that some people know more about Vaughn's death than they have shared. They urged anyone with information to contact police.

Michelle Bart, a family spokeswoman, said: "There are still people that know what happened to Yashanee other than Parrish Bennette. ... We encourage you to do the right thing" and come forward.

Lt. Robert King, a Police Bureau spokesman, said the ongoing investigation meant he could not comment on what others might know about the case or how the body was discovered. However, he reiterated the appeal for information.

Vaughn's family and others hope that young people learn from her death. A banner headlined, "The Yashanee Vaughn Movement: Break the Silence and Help Stop the Violence," was displayed at the vigil.

"I am tired of doing funerals for young people," said Pastor Herman Hawkins. "I'm a preacher of life, not of death. You have to make a choice, each one of you. You are special, created by God not to be killing one another."

A public funeral is planned for 1 p.m. July 30 at City Bible Church's Rocky Butte campus, 9200 N.E. Fremont St.